One lunch time, colleagues were talking about this new Thai-Malaysian cuisine Restaurant and we decided to have lunch there. Nur Wanita is located at Kiarung, two blocks behind Baiduri Kiarung.
The entrance is pretty grand, and makes you feel like you're walking into an upscale restaurant.
As you can see, they have quite good ambiance from their decor. It feel's quite comfy albeit a little cramp during lunch hour.
Saw this 'Thai style coffee' and decided to try, it has a unique burnt coffee taste. Not bad, good for the experience but I probably would try something else next time but if you never tried it, be adventurous and give this a shot.
The typical soup of Thai cuisine, Tom Yum soup. Their version is not too spicy and is just right for our palette. Nothing too special to mention though. Just Tom Yum Soup.
Thai style Fried Kway Teow. Slightly spicier than the usual char kway teow we have. Good flavour and taste but not as caramelized as how we would liked.
Mango Chicken Rice. You can't go wrong with Thai style Mango Chicken or Fish in Thai restaurants. Spicy, Sour and Sweet flavours with the crispy texture of fried chicken. Yum!
Chiang Mai Curry Noodles, this is quite a heartening dish as the noodles are crispy and the curry sauce is thick and spicy. I liked this dish and would certainly order it again. It might be too spicy for those who can't take spicy food, so be sure to tell the chef to adjust according to your tastebuds.
Green Curry Spaghetti is one of their Thai-Western Fusion dishes and it's actually pretty good but the heat factor of this dish is "Oh god It's Spicy!" so order this if you love green curries and enjoy the kick, otherwise ask the chef to make it not so spicy, though the taste might be compromised.
This dish would be my favourite in the restaurant. Deep fried kangkong with meat gravy. The kangkong is fried till a very crisp texture and seasoned very well. I really enjoyed this dish and as I am typing this post, my mouth is already salivating from the memories of wolfing down mouthfuls of the deep fried morsels. Hmm.... Anyone up for Nur Wanita?
Review by Thanis.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Dunes Café
The menu was just quite mediocre, the usual kind a café had to offer. The interior of the café was quite small but cosy, the concept you envisaged yourself lounging about or surfing on your laptop (yes there's WiFi) whilst waiting for your meal to be served. And boy, we sure did wait for our food, try 45 minutes later! The service was extremely slow. Not the place to go if you have an hour for lunch break. I ordered the Fried Bee Hoon and Iced Lemon Tea while my friend had the Fettucine Carbonara and Iced Latte. I’m no expert in cooking, but surely our order shouldn't take that long to prepare?
Even the drinks took awhile to arrive at our table. Had the cafe been full house at that time, we would have been quite understandable, but the place wasn’t even fully packed. It was only us and a few other customers. And that is not the worst part yet, both of our food tasted rather bland. I reckon the chef had gone a little too far with the adding of MSG, either that or the chef couldn’t be bothered tasting it at all before serving it. Both our food was salty, Bee Hoon too oily and the Pasta too creamy. I couldn’t even bring myself to finish half of it.
With the slow service and bad cooking, my appetite was completely gone by then. I’m sorry to say Dunes Café is certainly not to my liking. I'm guessing they only have one chef to handle the orders. But that is still no excuse. So perhaps we came at the wrong time or day but for sure, our dining experience was very disappointing. The only benefit of the doubt I could give to the lousy service is that they are still new, but again that is no excuse for customers to leave unhappy, when you're new, you need to leave a good impression. The café obviously could use a big uplift in the service quality (hire another chef?) and food department. Perhaps your take could be different from ours, who knows.
Submitted by: FNAN
Friday, November 21, 2008
Li Gong
In order: Bok choy, squids and Braised Tofu
Every Wednesday and Thursday Nights, its 'Eat All You Can' Promotion at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. Many choices from the menu. Adults $25, Children $12.50 plus 10 % service charge.
Here are a sample of the many dishes offered.
Prawn with Szechuan sauce
Chicken with lemon sauce - my fave
Beef with BBQ sauce
We like the food so much that we forgot to take photos of others. Prawn mayonaise, Fried Chicken with Thousand Island sauce and Beef with black pepper sauce.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Breaking Fast at Restoran Kaka
Two nights ago, the AB gang trooped over to Restoran Kaka which introduced its sungkai buffet on Monday. Famous for its nasi katok, the owners decided to open the restaurant to offer its clientele additional choices above the staple nasi katok.
Located at Kg Rimba, the interior decor of the restaurant is cosy and modern with a touch of homeliness. Nice work by the owners, the husband and wife team who did the design.
The buffet was quite a refreshing change from the 167++ dish buffets of the bigger establishments. It was a simple buffet made up of not more than 20 items and this meant you don't over-indulge from wanting to try everything. The highlight of the meal for me was the beef rendang, and the bubur durian. Sedap sekali!
At only B$6.90 for adults and B$4 per child, this buffet represents one of the better value for money meals this ramadhan, especially for families on tight budgets. Thoroughly recommended. As da gangsta puts it, do call 8778330 for reservations as this place can get pretty packed.
The corner unit location makes the small unit feel spacious
Patrons getting food before the sound of the bedok
Round one...
I like the lights :)
The bubur durian on the right ROCKS!
The little man enjoying his noodles
The night crowd :)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sri Patik Brasserie
Following his lead, a couple of us ventured to sungkai at the rather royal name brasserie. We had a long table of 13 adults plus some kids and that showed our enthusiastic feelings in trying out this new place. When she and her, two nominees from Simpur Bloggies Award of the Specialty Blog category, gives their thumbs-up for their food, you can be sure the chefs are doing something right with their dishes.
The moment that you arrived at the restaurant, you must wonder where you are exactly in Brunei. It gives that 'out of the country' feeling, not because it was located close to the Airport but the decor and ambiance created gives it a more international setting. I definitely loved it!!
The open concept of the restaurant is very much welcomed by all of us as it gives a relaxing and casual atmosphere for you to catch up with family and friends while enjoying the good food. First stop for sungkai definitely is the cakes corner that are full of Malay cakes.
Last night, most of the food presented were of Asian cuisine with a kampung theme. Speaking to one of the Chef, meat carveries are normally showcased during weekends. I was looking forward to the carvery but it was not available last night. Definitely need to find an excuse to come back again during one of the weekends.
The open kitchen concept reminds me much of Straits Kitchen in Grand Hyatt Singapore.Mee Bandung station. - got my thumbs up!
Chefs cooking away which is great cos the food that you take is constantly warm.Good point - not a long wait.
Assam Pedas Fish Curry
Ayam Masak Merah
Nasi Goreng Kampung.
Starters. From Potato Salads to Sambal Belacan dips to Kerabuto Thai Salad - just the right variety. I think this is his favorite section.
There was a variety of veggies too.
My favorite dessert, the Bubur Kacang Merah was just right.
So yes, we did have a good time at Sri Patik. The ambiance was comfortable, tables not too close, the staff attentive and of course the food was beyond our expectations. Sungkai Buffet is B$15 (adults) and B$10 (children). Everyday they have a different menu, so best to call them at 2335477 for inquiries and reservations. Their address is;No.1 & 2, Jaya Setia Square,
Simpang 13, Jalan Berakas,
Bandar Seri Begawan.
The place looks promising although fairly new. I'm actually looking forward to try out their Breakfast Buffet hehehe... Till then, Selamat Berpuasa ;)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Japanese Sungkai Buffet? Go Takara!
I'm sure you're thinking "I bet it cost a bomb!". Maybe in the $30ish range I hear you guessing. Nope, you're too far off! The ones at Takara only cost $12.80. Yes. Not kidding. Let me repeat again. B$12.80!!!
Ok. Still unconvinced? You must be saying like, "oh maybe they don't have nice things on the menu, just the unpopular dishes". Well, feast your eyes on this...
Appetizer - Gyoza
Appetizer - Salmon Sashimi (and they're not stingy on the slices too!)
Appetizer - California Maki (5 varieties)
Chicken Teriyaki on a stick! Yummy!
Fish... errmm fried. I think it's Tuna.
Japanese Noodles
Tempura Prawn!
The buffet spread (trust me, a visit or two ain't enough!)
My plate (round one).So how did I like it? It was awesome! I don't know how much Sashimi and Ebi Tempura I had but I know that if I were to order it normally, it'll at least cost me $30 or so. To go with the meal, there's also a free flow of drink, good ole Manisan which goes well with the dishes. Not in the picture are the fried squids and garlic rice. For desserts, they also have assorted Malay kuehs and fruits. Crazy deal right?
Yes again I repeat, it's only B$12.80 (adult), B$8.80 (child) & under 6 years old, no charge at all. One not so good news though is that it's only available till the 15th of Sept! So you better hurry and make your reservations now. Check here for their contact numbers.
/edit 120908: They've extended the Buffet offer until the 24th of Sept! Also you get 20% discount when you order ala carte! Excellent deal I must say!
The WYWY saga concludes - Public Poll
The respective press statements
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Comments added via the 'Add my own option' by visitors to this blog;
- I only went to WyWy once and I think they are unreasonably over priced for a normal restaurant. Service sucked like hell. A little smile would have been better.
-I think they hv been victimised by someone who has some grudge against them!
-To close the matter for once and for all, we need another independent lab test to reconfirm.
